Nintendo has managed to do very well for itself over the past few years, but its downloadable services have lagged behind offerings from competitors. Nintendo CEO and President Satoru Iwata has confirmed that since WiiWare launched in 2008 and DSiWare followed in 2009, they have not achieved the success the company would like.
To date, our WiiWare and DSiWare services have not operated as well as they should have, said Iwata at his GDC keynote.
He did note, however, that 3DS SpotPass function, the wide range of eShop content and wi-fi access.
Source: MCV
